Lasse Karjalainen

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Lasse Karjalainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-10-22) 22 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Botkyrka, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1990 PPT Pori
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1994 FC Jazz 62 (0)
1995–2005 FC Haka 240 (11)
2006 FC PoPa 24 (4)
Total326(5)
International career
1994–2002 Finland 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lasse Karjalainen (born 22 October 1974) is a Finnish former footballer. He was born in Sweden but spent most of his childhood at Pori, Finland.

Karjalainen played 14 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga for FC Jazz and FC Haka. [1] He capped 15 times for the Finland national team. [2] Karjalainen is the player with most Finnish Championship titles.

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References

  1. ↑ Veikkausliiga player statistics Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ↑ National Football Teams Retrieved 26 June 2013.


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